Cleansing and drying machine.



PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

J. s. GOLDSMITH. y GLBANsl-NG. AND DRYING MACHINE.

APPLIOATlON FILED JULY 10, 1906.

d Attorneys.

Inventg. (MMS @Lf-@95.

W'itnes'ses "J'o'HN s. Genesi/11TH,

OF NEW YORK', N'.

oLEANsINe Ann. narrare MACHINE.

" Speeiieation ef Letters Patent.

rammed July so, i907.

Application filed July 1() ,19(l6.Y Serial No. 325,488.

ATo all uho'm-t 'indy concern."

Be itkuowirtliatfl, JOHN S. GoLDsM-rriaa citizen ot v 'the ui-ted States of America, residing in the borough j of Mzuihattan-,- city of 'New York,` county and State 'of lNeu York, vhave invented acertain v'new and'useful -flniproveinent lu Cleansingand 'Drying Machines, of which thc-folloiuing is a specification. f

The object lhave in view is vtheprohiction Oia cleans ih'g'lv aud'- dryirig 1i1achin-e'fior'-washing china,

glass audsilverware, particularly adapted'ior vdoniesticl --purposcsf- I seekto provide a niachine which .willbe siniplo audcheap, i'vhich will be portable and which caribe folded up ihen not in use.` By myv invention I' cdu handle the dishes in bulk, Irnake it lpossible Ato v :15

.cleanse thcin more thoroughly than has'herctofore been p'ossibld and 'I can'dry-them Without dangei` of' break ing, and very expeditiously. I attain these objects by the i'nc'chauisi ings, in which Figure 1 is a view,l partly ih section, .of an'apparatus anfelc'vation of the machine folded up,-and Fig. 5 is av 'for tank-'1:,xvl'iicl is Water-tight, and made of wood,

metal, soaps'tene or other suitable rr'iaterial., This receptacle is supported upon legs 2, as shown, so as to be- .'atthc .pr-oper height for-permitting a 'convenient"rna in ipulat'ion of the trcadle. 3 which works, through t'the This brush is 'located-Within the receptacle 1 and is :carried upon a horizontal shaft, `as shown. Instead of .35 l

being r'arr'iedvon a horizontal .shait',"the brush may be supportedjon" avertical shaft-, as shown in Fig. 5. An

endbearing 5 fis provideiand outside of the bearing a' smaller-brush G' extends, for the purpose o i cleansing h avare, ''.,cups and glasses.. Above the brush shield'r guard 7 ,'-to preventsplashing, and under I i' Laguard 8 for removing grease from the brush;A 1 The guard 8 is adapted to lightly engage with thebrush.` `"A cocker iaucet9 is provided for admitting Waterintofthe receptacle a drawoff pipe. 10 per;

-mits contents ofthelrcceptacle being drawn off.

To the l is attached a second receptacle 11 byf means -of hinges 12, so Athat the two receptacles will. be vend to end, IThis receptacle is provided with legs '1S-which may be hinged as shown, so as -to be folded down onto the Side of the receptacle l1 when the latter A i l 'placed upon-.the table formed the cover 23, which' in is folded over on top of the receptacle 1,- as shown in Fig. v4. Within the. receptacle 11, is a dish yrack 14,

vided with a recess 16 andfwithin this recess is a pipe n illustrated in the'accompauying draw- 17. This pipe 17 is perforated asy shown,' and is pro-l vided with a valve 18 and a connection 19, for a Flexiblepipe to be connected with house'. The pipe 17 constitutes a gas' burner.' The Walls oi the recess 16 are of thin material, eapablefofv.

resisting iiame, and transmitting heat l'to the interior oi thel receptacle. \.S heet iron or copper'may be used' for this purpose.. 0n the sidesof-the'su'pport 15 are cup racksZO, Awhich are 'shown as composed of parallel strips-three in number the middle one beingilower than ythe others, so that thecups andl glasses rnay'l'rest upon itwithout' danger of being dislodged. Aihori-v zontal pipe 21 is supported Within the receptacle 1l.

a valve 22 and a connection With-` a flexible pipe to con neet with the cold Water supply. The -pipe'is perthe gas system of the i l above the plate racvklfl. The pipe 21 is provided with 'forated as showen. This pipe. .constitutes a means for spraying the dishes and rinsing them.

A suitable cover y'23 ishinged at 24 to the receptacle ,1.1, and is provided ,with afbrace 25, `so that it'may be supportedin a horizontal position'and will .constitute .a vtable forsupporting the cleansed and dried plates,

dishes, lrups and glasses(u This cover 23 may be folded ,over the top of the' receptacle 11, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3, and in dotted lines in Fig. 1, so as to entirely inclosethe receptacle. i

In operating the-device, the receptacle 1 is partly Hlled'with hot wator',`. to which may be added soap and other cleansingagents, andthe dishes and plates, glass and silverware which are to be cleansed are put within it; the operator standing or sitting infront of the recap-- tacle, by means of the treadle 3, can rotate-the brushes 4 and 6 lhe'brush 4 will dip into the Water, -so vthat it will always keep Wet. By holding the articles against the brush vand rapidly rotating the same, the

dishes, plates and silverware may 'be effectively cleansed, as also may bevthe outside of the' cups and other hollow ware. Whatever grease .is removed from the dishes will be thrown by centrifugal 4force against .the guard 8 4where it will be washed away.l As the dishes and otherarticles yare cleansed they are placed within a dish4 rack- 14 or- -upon the cup supports 20. The dishesare y rinsed by admitting Water through the f pipe 2l.' AThe rinsing water' will run off' through a branch of the outlet 10,A .The -valve'22 is then 'closed' l'and the yalve y18`opei1d vand the gas escaping through Vthe Aopenings in the'pipe 17 -is then ignited. Upon closingthe cover 23; aifeufnnioments the contents of the receptacle 121 :will be completelydried. The gas. may'then be turned loff andthe articles taken outand the meantime has 'bee'nfswung `o 'vler and supported on the brace 25.

as shown inv Fg.. 1;, thegasfand coldfwater'pipes being disconnected, or, if made of flexible material, they need not be disconnected.

The receptacle l, with the brush and its accessories, may be used alone, and without the receptacle 11, and similarly the receptacle ll, with the rinsing and drying devices, may ,be used without the receptacle 1.

The parts are preferably-so arranged that a person standing in iront of the two recep'tacles. l and 11 .can operate' the treadle 3 to rotate the'brushes 4 and i, and will still bein a position to take the cleansed articles, from the receptacle 1 and place them within-the .plate rack orcup-support 14, without ceasing theoperation ofthe-brushes. By .making ythe apparatus in the iornl shown, and constructed oi th'e Washing receptacleand'drying receptacle, with'the cover 22 which also constitutes a table, and supporting the structure upon the legs, as shown, a very compact andlight device is produced, 4 which when used'in connection'with flexible pipes for supplying hot andy cold wat-errand vgas to it, maybe moved about.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isz- 1. A cleansing machine having a receptacle for contain ing water, a brush Within the receptacle. means for rotat-V ing the brush, a shield above the brush to prevent splash.- ing,land a guard adjacentto the-brush for collecting the 'grease. 'I i v. .i

' 2. A. cleansing machine having a receptacle, a brush I within the receptacle, means for rotating thebrush, and a l "ser,

' lng tank being hinged to 4 capable ofbeing folded over onihe latter, and means 'for converting the rinsing` tank smaller brush `carredffby and rotated with the lfst brush and adapted tocleanse 'hollow ware. 4

3. In a cleansing and drying mach-ine, the combination With a washing receptacle, and a drying receptaclejhinged thereto. l'

4. in a cleansing and' drying machine, the combination with a Washingyreceptacle, of the brush, and :1 /drying' receptacle hinged to thc washing receptacle, ,having drying and rinsing means therein.

v 5. -A washing vand drying machine, having a drying receptacle, the said drying receptaclehaving a recessed bottom,v and agus burner below Athe 'said bottom, and a plate rack above the bottom andwithin the receptacle. ',"6. In a' cleansing and4 drying machine, the combination with al Washing receptacle, a drying receptacle hinged thereto and a cover hinged lto the drying receptacle, the said cover having a support b y means of which it may he converted into a table. l

7. In an apparatus of the character'described, the com binution with a tank whereinthe dishes may be scrubbed. of a-tank wherein the dishes may be rinsed, the said rinsing tank being hinged to the scrubbing tank sons to be capable of being folded over on .the latter.

bination with a'tank wherein `the 'dishesfmay be scrubbed. of a tank wherein the dishes may lue-rinsed, the said rinsthe scrubbing' tank sons to be into adi-ying receptacle.

This specification signed and witnessed this 2nd day of July, 1906. y Joints. Gonnsmrn. v Witnesses: y'

8. In an apparatus of the character described, thecom' 

